The 1949 English cricket season saw the 1949 County Championship being shared for the first time since the official competition began in 1890.[1] New Zealand toured England to compete in a test series where all four matches were drawn.[1]
Honours
edit- County Championship - Middlesex, Yorkshire (shared title)
- Minor Counties Championship - Lancashire II
- Wisden - Trevor Bailey, Roly Jenkins, John Langridge, Reg Simpson, Bert Sutcliffe
County Championship
editTest series
editNew Zealand tour
editEngland and New Zealand drew all four Test matches.
Leading batsmen
edit1949 English cricket season – leading batsmen by average | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
Joe Hardstaff junior | 40 | 2251 | 162* | 72.61 | 8 | |
Len Hutton | 56 | 3429 | 269* | 68.58 | 12 | |
Peter May | 12 | 695 | 175 | 63.18 | 1 | |
Reg Simpson | 46 | 2525 | 238 | 63.12 | 6 | |
Martin Donnelly | 45 | 2287 | 206 | 61.81 | 5 | |
John Thompson | 12 | 609 | 103 | 60.90 | 2 |
1949 English cricket season – leading batsmen by aggregate | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
Len Hutton | 56 | 3429 | 269* | 68.58 | 12 | |
John Langridge | 53 | 2914 | 234* | 60.70 | 12 | |
Bert Sutcliffe | 49 | 2627 | 243 | 59.70 | 7 | |
Denis Compton | 56 | 2530 | 182 | 48.65 | 9 | |
Reg Simpson | 46 | 2525 | 238 | 63.12 | 6 | |
Laurie Fishlock | 56 | 2426 | 210 | 45.77 | 7 |
Leading bowlers
edit1949 English cricket season – leading bowlers by average | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
Ron Aspinall | 799 | 32 | 289 | 30 | 9.63 | |
Tom Goddard | 7124 | 326 | 3069 | 160 | 19.18 | |
Abdul Hafeez Kardar | 5537 | 366 | 1777 | 92 | 19.31 | |
Dick Howorth | 6682 | 386 | 2278 | 117 | 19.47 | |
Horace Hazell | 5539 | 303 | 2065 | 106 | 19.48 |
1949 English cricket season – leading bowlers by aggregate | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
Roly Jenkins | 6877 | 187 | 3879 | 183 | 21.19 | |
Eric Hollies | 9766 | 584 | 3413 | 166 | 20.56 | |
Tom Goddard | 7124 | 326 | 3069 | 160 | 19.18 | |
Jack Young | 8721 | 526 | 2948 | 150 | 19.65 | |
Jack Walsh | 6367 | 135 | 3800 | 132 | 28.78 |
References
edit- ^ a b Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
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